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Add a unique coin, only available in an extremely low mintage worldwide, to your collection today with this 2022 Netherlands Gold Proof Ship Shilling with a special Ceramic Case!
On September 17, 1806, when The Netherlands was still under the law of King Louis Napoleon, he decided the striking and distribution of coins should be by one singular national body. This was in contrast to the Middle Ages practice of large exchange cities each having their own mint and coins, which resulted in several coins circulating within the country.
Originally, the mint was to be founded in the capital city of Amsterdam, but due to a lack of sufficient funds, it was decided to place the national mint seat in Utrecht.
A few years later, after Napoleon was defeated in 1813, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded with William I as King and the mint was renamed as Rijks Munt. What is presently known as Belgium was a part of this new kingdom, which led to a second mint being in Brussels. When Belgium achieved its independence in 1839, the Rijks Munt once again became the only mint in the Kingdom of The Netherlands. The regional coins that had been minted before the merger of the mint were still available in circulation. Due to their rather high intrinsic value, the new coins would gain popularity over the passage of time until the coins were officially taken out of circulation in 1849.In 1901, the company was placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance until 1912, when the mint officially became a company owned by the state. At the end of the German occupation during the Second World War, coins were produced in the United States for a brief time. This U.S. assistance was necessary to guarantee there would be enough currency available for The Netherlands after its liberation. In 1994, Rijks Munt was renamed as De Nederlandse Munt NV. It became a company, 100% of whose shares are owned by the Dutch State. The queen awarded the company the prefix Koninklijk (Royal) five years later, and the company was then allowed to call itself De Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (The Royal Dutch Mint).
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